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What Conservatives Really Mean When They Talk About Rap
What you say about somebody else reveals you. What I think of you as being is dictated by my own necessities, my own psychology, my own fears and desires. I’m not describing you when I talk about you; I’m describing me. —James Baldwin Donald Trump supporters have continually found new, improbable ways to rationalize the…
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13th and the Invisibleness of Black Women
Acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th was released on Netflix last week. Masterfully produced and directed by DuVernay, it is a poignant documentary detailing white America’s continual, desperate and ever-changing attempts to maintain racial and legal domination over black people. What has emerged as common knowledge through the Movement for Black Lives is laid out clearly and…
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Sketch Released of Man Who Reportedly Attacked 11-Year-Old Boy in NYC
A man violently pulled an 11-year-old boy between two cars on a moving subway train in New York City, the New York Daily News reports. The boy told police that he saw two men play-fighting in his subway car when one of them asked him if he wanted to join. After he refused, the man…
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4 Young Men in Ala. Charged in Attack of High School Student Supporting ‘Blue Lives Matter’
Four young men in Alabama were arrested Tuesday following a Sept. 30 attack against Brian Ogle, a 17-year-old high school student who supported police and “Blue Lives Matter” on social media, the New York Daily News reports. Brian was reportedly attacked after a Sylacauga High School football game, according to AL.com. Brian, who suffered serious…
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NYC Anti-Violence Activist Shot Dead in Fla.
Lavon Walker, 30, an anti-violence activist, died at a hospital after being shot Sunday on a street corner in Miami Beach, CBS News reports. The incident took place near the popular Miami Beach street Ocean Drive right before 7 a.m. Three suspects were seen in a surveillance video speeding away from the scene of the shooting…
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Md. Teacher Charged With Assaulting, Soliciting Sex From Student
Doney Olivieri, 66, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a male student and exchanging inappropriate texts with another, according to the Washington Post. Olivieri, a foreign-language teacher at DuVal High School in Lanham, Md., was charged with counts of second-degree assault and soliciting sex from a minor student. He has been placed on administrative leave by the…
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Suspect in Killing of 2 Police Officers in Calif. May Face Death Penalty
John Felix, 26, a suspect in the shooting deaths of two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers, was expected to be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, including multiple murder and the murder of a police officer in the line of duty. The death penalty is currently being weighed by the office of District Attorney…
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Mother Sacrifices Life to Save Her Daughter’s: Report
Dania Cedeno-Delrosario, 40, and her daughter Denisse, 7, were about to cross the street after returning to their home in Meriden, Conn., when a car hit them and drove off, Eyewitness News reports. “It pushed both of us, but it pushed her very hard,” said Denisse. Cedeno-Delrosario was pushed underneath a parked SUV, where she was discovered.…
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Chicago Teachers to Strike if Mayor Rahm Emanuel Doesn’t Cut New Deal
Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union say that if a deal is not cut with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on a new contract, then a strike will occur beginning Tuesday morning, USA Today reports. The teachers have been working without a contract for over a year, with the main argument in this dispute involving teacher compensation.…
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For Sexual Assault Victims, Donald Trump Is Triggering
“Grab her [p—sy].” —Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump First, my grandmother’s spirit lives through me, and I literally clutch my pearls in absolute shock and disgust. Second, this race is no longer about a partisan fight for me. This is a fight for humanity, decency and respect. It is a fight for the 27-year-old me…
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